Spicy Joint's Creamy Sesame Sauce with Lettuce Salad
A little salty, a little sweet, and packed with sesame flavour, this sauce - and it’s really more of a sauce than a dressing in consistency - punches well, well, well above its weight for such a short list of basic ingredients. One mouthful and you’ll be forever hooked! Drizzle over lettuce, as i...
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- Separate, wash, trim and dry lettuce leaves. Slice any large ones in half vertically. Leave smaller leaves whole.
- Sauce: Mix all ingredients except water together in a bowl. Start by mixing in 3 tbsp water, a tablespoon at a time. Let the sauce sit for one minute. If the sauce starts to split, or the sauce is too thick, add another tablespoon of water. Keep doing this until you have a pourable / drizzle-able sauce that is emulsified (ie. oil is not separated).
- Arrange leaves on platter, drizzle around half of the dressing over or so. You will NOT need all the dressing; keep the rest for something else. Garnish with sesame seeds. (Alternative: just use to dip in raw veg. It is SO good!)
Nutrition per serving
210kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$383.00
$383.00
Per Serving
$96.00/serving
$96.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$766.00 vs buying!
~$766.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (90% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese sesame paste | 2 tbsp | $30.00 |
| peanut butter | 0.5 tbsp | $4.00 |
| white sugar | 0.5 tsp | - |
| salt | 0.25 tsp | - |
| oyster sauce | 0.5 tbsp | $10.00 |
| sesame oil | 1 tbsp | $15.00 |
| dark soy sauce | 0.25 tsp | $1.00 |
| -4 tbsp water | 3 | - |
| baby cos lettuce or for authentic | 2 | $323.00 |
| sesame seeds for garnish | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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